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P G Leggett Died : 26 / 5 / 2013

Squadron Leader P G Leggett (deceased) Percival Graham Leggett was born on the 24th of February 1921 and joined the RAFVR In June 1939 as an Airman under training Pilot. He was called up for active duty on 1 September 1939 and he completed his training in September 1940. On the 18 September 1940 Leggett crashed at Oldbury on Severn in Gloucestershire but was unhurt. Leggett was posted to No.615 Squadron at RAF Prestick in Scotland then to 245 Squadron at RAF Aldergrove on 28 September and then to No.46 Squadron at RAF Stapleford on 18 October 1940. He claimed a Fiat BR.20 and probably destroyed and shared in the destruction of another on 11 November 1940. Leggett was then posted to No.145 Squadron in late November 1940 and then to No.96 Squadron on 18 December 1940. Flying his Hurricane off Ark Royal, Leggett joined 249 Squadron in Malta in June 1941 and was in action that same afternoon. In July he increased his Battle of Britain score by shooting down a Macchi C.200 but was shot down in December, bailing out with minor injuries. He was posted to the Desert Air Force just before El Alamein. An RAFVR pilot, Leggett had flown both Hurricanes and Defiants before his posting to Malta. He stayed on in the RAF commanding 73 Squadron on Vampires, retiring in 1958 as a Squadron Leader. He died on 26th May 2013.

Items Signed by Squadron Leader P G Leggett (deceased)

	Victory Over Malta by Ivan Berryman. (B) Price : £270.00	George Beurling in Spitfire VC BR301 in action against a Macchi 202 over Malta in 1942. ......
	Clipped Signature - Percival Leggett. Price : £50.00	Called up at the start of the war, he flew with No.615 Sqn, No.245 Sqn, No.46 Sqn, No.145 Sqn and No.96 Sqn in 1940. Joining No.249 Sqn in Malta, he flew his Hurricane from HMS Ark Royal. He served in North Africa and stayed with the RAF commandin......
	Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. Price : £180.00	If the German and Italian forces were to succeed in their campaign in North Africa something had to be done about Malta. British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping, ......
	Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. (AP) Price : £270.00	If the German and Italian forces were to succeed in their campaign in North Africa something had to be done about Malta. British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping, ......
	Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. (B) Price : £230.00	If the German and Italian forces were to succeed in their campaign in North Africa something had to be done about Malta. British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping, s......

	Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. (XX) SOLD OUT	If the German and Italian forces were to succeed in their campaign in North Africa something had to be done about Malta. British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping, ......	NOT AVAILABLE
	Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. (Y) Price : £150.00	If the German and Italian forces were to succeed in their campaign in North Africa something had to be done about Malta. British submarines and torpedo carrying aircraft based on the tiny Mediterranean island were wreaking havoc with Axis shipping, ......
	The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (D) Price : £420.00	Having been initially intercepted by just three ageing Gloster Gladiators, who gallantly gave both the Germans and Italians the impression of a much bigger resistance in the skies above Malta, the Italian Air Force was suddenly confronted by the more......
	George Cross Island Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by John Young. Price : £280.00	Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the George Cross Island Association. Spitfires from one of Maltas most famous squadrons, 249, climbing up over Valetta harbour in the summer of 1942. The panorama beneath the aircraft is the......
	George Cross Island Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by John Young. (Y) Price : £240.00	Official limited edition print of the 60th Anniversary of the George Cross Island Association. Spitfires from one of Maltas most famous squadrons, 249, climbing up over Valetta harbour in the summer of 1942. The panorama beneath the aircraft is the......

Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Squadron Leader P G Leggett (deceased)

	Pack of 4 Hurricane and Typhoon prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £500.00 Saving : £350	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. Striking Back by Gerald Coulson. Normandy Sunrise by Gerald Coulson.
	Hawker Hurricane Fighter Print Pack. Pack Price : £390.00 Saving : £405	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Merlin Roar by Anthony Saunders. (I) Hurricane Patrol by Graeme Lothian. (C) Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F)
	Pack 861. Two Hurricane Aircraft prints by Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £290.00 Saving : £140	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Defence of the Capital by Gerald Coulson. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson.
	Hawker Hurricane Prints by David Pentland and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £220.00 Saving : £140	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson. Can Openers by David Pentland. (D)
	Hawker Hurricane Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £150	Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson.

Pilot Signed Hurricane Prints by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £160

Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Undaunted by Odds by Robert Taylor. Merlins over Malta by Gerald Coulson.

Squadron Leader P G Leggett (deceased)

Squadrons for : Squadron Leader P G Leggett
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Squadron Leader P G Leggett. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
No.249 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 18th August 1918 Fate : Disbanded 24th February 1969 Gold Coast Pugnis et cacibus - With fist and heels Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.249 Sqn RAF	No.249 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.
No.73 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st July 1917 Fate : Disbanded 17th March 1969 Tutor et ultor - Protector and avenger Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.73 Sqn RAF	No.73 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available.

Aircraft for : Squadron Leader P G Leggett
A list of all aircraft associated with Squadron Leader P G Leggett. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Squadron	Info
Defiant Click the name above to see prints featuring Defiant aircraft. Manufacturer : Boulton Paul Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 1075	Defiant BOULTON PAUL DEFIANT Built as a fighter, with a crew of two. Maximum speed of 304 mph, and a ceiling of 30,350 feet. armament on the defiant was four .303 browing machine guns in the Boulton Paul Turret. Designed as a intercepter fighter, the Defiant first flew in August 1937. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1939 with no 264 squadron. and first flew in operations in march 1940 the Boulton Paul Defiant was certainly no match for the German Fighters, due to their lack of fire power as the defiant had no wing mounted machine guns. Heavy losses. The aircraft was re deployed as a night -Fighter in the autumn of 1940. This role also being taken over by Bristol Beaufighters in 1941, leaving the defiant for training, target tug, and air-sea rescue roles. A Total of 1075 Boulton Paul Defiant's were built
Hurricane Click the name above to see prints featuring Hurricane aircraft. Manufacturer : Hawker Production Began : 1936 Number Built : 14533	Hurricane Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon. All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots. The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built.
Vampire Click the name above to see prints featuring Vampire aircraft.	Vampire Full profile not yet available.

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